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- 1621: Collective Farms of the Soviet Union
- ... industry would attract peasants to join together and create collectives. Leon Trotsky, Stalin's chief opponent for the position of ruler of the Communist party, realized that more capital would be needed to generate the effect described by Buhkarin than could be procured from the profits of these small farms. The Union would instead have to rely heavily on outside investment, however it would be dangerous rely on prosperous capitalist peasantry ... the Ukrainian countryside. Lenin, realizing these difficulties, set up the New Economic Policy in 1921, which created quite a bit of economic freedom and freedom to express oneself. A process known as Ukrainization went into effect. Its goal was to present more control over the Ukraine to the Ukraine itself. After a while, however, high ranking Ukrainian official began criticizing the Soviet government stating that the Soviet Ukraine was being exploited ...
- 1622: The North American Free Trade Agreement
- ... by a statement in the economic magazine appropriately titled The Economist proclaiming that some 3.5 million more American jobs have been created than lost since the NAFTA was put into operation. One more important effect that the NAFTA could encourage is a slowing of the flood of illegal immigrants that enter our country, with Mexico understandably being the largest contributor. At present this is a formidable problem in our country ... mind though, that sharp decreases in illegal immigration are not expected immediately, rather within the next two decades will the influx of these people be reduced significantly. Since NAFTA passed in late 1993 and took effect, it has lived up to it's promises. Ross Perot and his cohorts can gloat about the fact that U.S. imports from Mexico increased by about $6 billion dollars, but conversely U.S. exports ...
- 1623: Militant Monks
- ... of Sultan, he declared a 'jihad', or holy war, against the Crusaders. This intense re-focusing of the Moslem effort began a gradual shift in power. Christian strongholds fell in increasing numbers, creating a domino effect. By the middle of 1187, Saladin had captured Acre, Nablus, Jaffa, Toron, Sidon, Beirut and Ascalon. Jerusalem fell on 2 October, 1187. [Burman/Templars 108] The fall of Jerusalem was a disaster from which the ... to disperse. The Hospitallers removed their headquarters, first to Rhodes and then to Malta; and, with the ultimate fall of Acre in 1291, the Templars lost their base of operations and relocated to Cyprus. In effect, the orders had lost their original reason for existence. [Upton-Ward 9] As the Knights had their policital patrons, so had their enemies. In 1305, Philip IV of France, known as Philip the Fair, seized ...
- 1624: Monetary and Fiscal Policy
- ... with high unemployment, taxes are lowered to give more people money to spend and thus increasing demand for goods and services, and the economy begins to revive. A change in government spending has a stronger effect on the economy than a change in tax rates. When the government decides to fight a recession it can spend a large amount of money on goods and services, all of which is released into ... politics. It is hard to predict inflation and recession, and it can be a long period of time before the situation is even recognized. Because a tax cut can take a year to really take effect, the economy could revive from the recession and the new unnecessary tax cut could cause inflation. Politics are another problem. Unlike the monetary policy run by the partisan Fed, the fiscal policy is initiated by ...
- 1625: How Do The Attitudes To Love E
- ... love between him and his lover and puts lust in his past. Shakespeare s Sonnet 116 is slightly different as it provides the reader with a definition of ideal and true love which gives the effect of a conclusion to Donne s and Marvell s poems. In To His Coy Mistress , the speaker, created by Marvell, is trying to get his girlfriend into bed by saying that if they had all ... should go to praise thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze. Two hundred to adore each Breast: but thirty thousand to the rest. Marvell clearly exaggerates the time into years, which adds to the full effect of this idea of her being worshipped upon and praised almost like a God or a priceless work of art. At the beginning of the first section, the narrator tries to flatter her by saying ...
- 1626: Why Launch An Advertising Campaign
- ... these products and with a well established market this would benefit the company although multiple branding has one advantage over this, if the company has had bad publicity, with the other brands, a knock on effect of the other products is limited. Therefore, I think that the best form of branding for Pakanawa's toys would be multiple product branding. Product Development We must also consider product development to extend the ... see rather from a sales assistant. Therefore at Pakanawa a vital factor in influencing customers is the way in which the items are displayed. To sell the products effectively we must take into consideration the effect that the packaging should have on the customers and the way in which displays of this particular product are arranged. A good idea would be to have a space ship' or something similar to encourage ...
- 1627: Detrimental Effects That Technological Advances In Industry And Agriculture
- ... catastrophes, Sagan calls for the immediate phase-out of CFCs, as well as to improve energy usage, plant trees, and curb the population explosion as supplemental methods to improve the environment. While the cause and effect relationship between technological advances and pollution have certainly influenced public outcry towards change, and influenced corporations to alter their poisoning mechanisms, the immediate change that Sagan calls for will necessarily meet with resistance. Sagans ... infrastructure of product usage which has become so firmly entrenched. Decisions that were made decades ago, such as automobile transit phasing out train transit, and the manufacture of energy through the building of nuclear plants, effect and influence us right now at very fundamental levels. Just as the ozone layer will take decades to repair itself, society and public acceptance requires time to shift and modify as well, as Sagan does ...
- 1628: NAFTA
- ... a somewhat smaller population, GDP per capita in North America, Canada, Mexico and the U.S., is around 12 percent higher than in Western Europe. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which came into effect January 1, 1994, sets out the schedule for tariff elimination for members.. As a small country, Canada has always been careful in it's dealings it's large neighbor, the U.S., however, compliance to ... have been working on the harmonisation of standards, testing and certification procedures. Prior to signing the FTA, most of Canada-U.S. trade was duty-free under GATT rules. Nevertheless, the FTA had a dramatic effect on the volume of two-way trade. Between 1988 and 1993, trade between the two countries increased by 40 percent, to $257 billion, with a strong 46 percent growth in Canadian exports to the U ...
- 1629: Sleep Deprivation
- ... teenager of the 1990 s who will keep such a schedule. B. Sleep deprivation results in reduced academic achievement. Ronald Dahl (Prof., Psychiatry, U. Pittsburgh Medical Center Jan 99 356 The most obvious and direct effect of inadequate sleep is a feeling of sleepiness. Sleepiness is most problematic during periods of low stimulation, such as the classroom, when reading or driving, or when doing repetitive activities. Highly stimulating activities particularly those ... use, and vulnerability for accidents. 20% of all high school students fall asleep in school. Over 50% of students report being most alert after 3:00 PM. Additional weekend sleep does not ameliorate this negative effect. Students who evidence a sleep lag syndrome correspond to those having poorer grades. Inherency A. Students have no power over sleep because of their biological clock 1. National Sleep Foundation, Dozing off in class, 1999 ...
- 1630: Acid Rain, Effects And Causes
- ... other industrial processes. The main problem with scrubbers is that they are expensive, and they decrease the overall operating efficiency of a power plant. The decreased efficiency results in increased emissions of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. The other alternative to reduce acid rain is to burn less high sulfur fossil fuel. This can be accomplished by switching to alternative sources of energy, or improving the efficiency of our energy consuming ... km/liter compared to the eight km/liter average of today's new cars. Both renewable energy and energy efficiency have the added benefit that they also result in reduced emissions of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas most responsible for global warming. Conclusions In North America, and in some European nations, public concern over the effects of acid rain has been transformed (after a lot of controversy and fighting) into laws ...
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